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| March 25, 2007 |
| Avril Lavigne Opens Up About Her Marriage |
Whether or not marriage has changed Avril Lavigne, it has changed her husband, Sum 41 frontman Deryck Whibley, she says.
"I'm the best thing that's ever happened to him," Lavigne, 22, tells the April issue of Jane.
And she doesn't worry about Whibley, 27, straying when he's on the road. "We have a really good, strong relationship," she says. "There's a lot of trust."
The couple wed in July before 110 guests, including family and friends from their native Ontario, Canada. To the surprise of many, the ceremony was traditional.
"I wanted to be like, 'Oh, let's totally have a rock 'n' roll, goth wedding,' " Lavigne tells Jane. "But at the same time I was like, 'I've been dreaming about my wedding day since I was a little girl. I have to wear the white dress.' I wanted to be a princess, okay?"
Part of the appeal of a traditional wedding was its timelessness. "People thought I would have done, like, some black wedding dress, and yeah, I would have. But at the same time I was thinking about our pictures. ... I didn't want to be, like, 20 years later, 'Oh, why did I wear my hair like that? It's not cool now.' "
Also not cool: drugs. "I've never done coke in my life, and I'm proud of that. Oh my God! I could never. I am 100 percent against drugs," she says The same is true for Whibley, even if it hasn't always been: "He doesn't do drugs. Clearly, he used to, because he talked about it, but I wouldn't be with someone who did, and I made that very clear to him when we first started dating."
But Lavigne is okay with one bad habit: spitting – specifically, at paparazzi, for which she recently made headlines.
"I don't know what the big deal was, because I've been spitting at paparazzi the past two years I've lived in L.A.," she says. "It was funny. But I think if Britney had had no underwear on that week, my spitting thing wouldn't have been talked about." |
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| Britney's First Post-Rehab Outing |
In her first public appearance since rehab, Britney Spears stepped out to take a dance class and have sushi dinner with her girlfriends.
Spears left home Friday night to take a one-hour hip-hop class at the Millennium Dance Complex in North Hollywood – this after laying low since checking out of Malibu's Promises treatment facility on Tuesday.
Wearing nude fishnet stockings with dance boots, black hot pants, a black long-sleeved shirt and baseball cap over her dark brown wig, Spears arrived with her assistant as well as two bodyguards to take a 7 p.m. advanced-level hip-hop class with instructor Darrien Henning.
"The minute she walked in, she basically lit up the room," Henning told PEOPLE. "I had no idea she was coming, so I was shocked."
Spears, whom Henning described as looking "fantastic," quietly took a spot in the back of the about 30-person class held at the studio's 12,000-sq.-ft. "Dome." "She did the choreography really well, Henning said, adding, "In fact, she came in and nailed it."
And the pop star's presence in class seemed to serve as an inspiration: "All my students tried harder to get on their game," Henning observed.
Returning to the dance studio is a homecoming of sorts for the pop star, says Millennium Dance Complex owner Robert Baker, who counts Spears as one of his star clients. "She also comes in to scope talent," Baker told PEOPLE. "More than once she's hired our teachers to choreograph for her."
And true to form, the pop star stuck around after class to watch a master class from the VIP lounge. |
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| Richards and Anderson: Paparazzi Lawsuit |
Pamela Anderson and Denise Richards have tossed their names onto the ever-growing list of celebrities being sued for paparazzi-related incidences.
According to the latest reports, two of the camera-happy snappers are suing Richards and Anderson for an incident that occurred last November in Canada.
First reported by TMZ, the lawsuit was filed March 23, in Los Angeles County Superior Court. The photogs, Scott Cosman and Rik Fedyck, “claim that Denise Richards went into violent rage when she spotted them taking photographs (of her) on the set of ‘Blonde and Blonder’.”
Richards then allegedly “launched into a verbal tirade and a physical assault upon Cosman and Fedyck, which lasted over 20 minutes,” allegedly calling the men “f**king c***sucker at least 12-15 times as well as scumbags, douche bags and paparazzi scum.”
The lawsuit also claims that Denise then “snatched their laptop computers from their hands, and threw them over the hotel balcony.” Even worse, one of the computers allegedly struck “an elderly woman in a wheelchair.”
Despite the lawsuit’s contentions, Canadian police investigated and determined that criminal charges were not in order.
Meanwhile, Pamela Anderson got involved in this whole mess by joining in on Richards’ tirade and allegedly providing false info to the police.
In the lawsuit, “the photogs claim both Richards and Anderson falsely told the Royal Canadian Mounted Police that Fedyck and Cosman made violent threats against Richards and engaged in other criminal activity. As a result, the men were arrested and held by authorities for approximately three days.”
The two paparazzi are suing Denise and Pamela for “battery, defamation, assault, false arrest and a slew of other charges,” hoping that at least one holds up in court.
No specific amount was named in the lawsuit, but it is sure to be an absurd number. |
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| Naomi Campbell Completes Community Service |
Naomi Campbell has turned in her mop and is back to her diva-like lifestyle. The British supermodel was released from a NYC garbage truck garage after completing five days of community service for assaulting her cleaning lady.
Campbell was spotted high-tailing it out of the Department of Sanitation Facility in Manhattan, just seconds after a garbage truck made its way through the area. According to Zee news reports, “The pavement might as well have been a catwalk: she strutted through in a bare-shouldered, ankle-length shimmering gown and stiletto sandals, then stepped into her silver rolls royce and sped away as neighborhood residents and paparazzi watched.”
The sanitation duties were bestowed upon Campbell after she pleaded guilty to misdemeanor assault. The charge stemmed from an incident in which the model chucked a crystal-encrusted phone at her maid over a missing pair of jeans.
Her maid, Ana Scolavino, received four stitches to her head.
Campbell said it was an accident because she did not intend to hit her. Meanwhile, the judge didn’t buy this version of the story and found her guilty.
“In an agreement negotiated with prosecutors, the Manhattan criminal court judge sentenced Campbell to serve five days of community service, take anger management classes and pay $363.32 in restitution to Scolavino, as well as covering her hospital bills,” AP reports revealed. |
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| Watson, Grint Agree To Harry Potter Deal |
Contrary to speculation that she was done with the films, ”Harry Potter“ actress Emma Watson has decided to reprise her role as Hermione Granger in the final two installments of the hit series, Warner Bros. said on Friday.
Watson was not the only recent signing. Reuters has reported that Rupert Grint will also be returning as Harry’s friend, Ron Weasley, and as previously announced, Daniel Radcliffe signed up to return as Harry in the sixth and seventh installments of the seven-part series.
Meanwhile, Watson (possibly at the urging of Warner Bros.) attempted to reassure fans of her commitment to the role and the movie, in general.
“I could never let Hermione go… she is my hero!,” Watson said in a statement from the Warner Bros. film studio. “I love her too much and love what playing her has meant to me.”
The signing comes amidst news reports which speculated that the Watson, 16, may not return to the role she originated. The main reason being given was that Emma was tired of being typecast and recognized solely as “that girl from Harry Potter”.
With Radcliffe, Watson, and Grint all locked-in, Warner Bros. has assured themselves of more big paydays to come.
As Reuters reports, “The trio round out the main characters in the movie series that began in 2001 with “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone,” which proved to be a box-office sensation, raking in $976 million in global ticket sales. Three other “Potter” movies have since been released, adding nearly $2.6 billion to the worldwide box office. In all, the four “Harry Potter” movies have grossed over $3.5 billion.”
Now there are three more on the way, with the fifth film in the series, “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix,” scheduled for release on July 13, 2007 |
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| Rock acts play for Burberry staff |
Some of Wales' top rock acts performed for 300 Rhondda Burberry workers who lose their jobs next week.
The Automatic, Gruff Rhys and The Alarm headlined a concert at the Ystrad Rhondda Leisure Centre on Saturday.
Mike Peters from The Alarm said their taking part in the fundraising gig was a political statement.
Peters said it sent "a message out to other businesses" who are thinking of doing the same as Burberry is doing and "maybe they'll think again".
The concert was organised by The Pop Factory media complex in nearby Porth as part of the campaign to save the Treorchy factory. Proceeds will go to a trust to support affected workers and their families.
Dave Driscoll, one of the organisers, said: "Doing a concert like this is fun ( but) it doesn't take away the serious issue that they are closing the factory.
"We just hope the concert will bring a smile back on the workers' faces."
Last September Burberry announced a review had found that the Rhondda plant, which makes polo shirts, was not "commercially viable".
Production is being transferred overseas and shared between sites in Spain, Poland, Portugal and China.
A high-profile campaign to keep the jobs in south Wales has included international protests and drawn support from a number of celebrities. |
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| Timberlake adds new stop to tour |
Pop star Justin Timberlake has added a stop in Nottingham to his UK tour, which starts in April.
He will play Nottingham Arena on 19 May, after dates in Belfast, Sheffield, Glasgow, Birmingham and Manchester.
Timberlake is also due to be the first act to play the former Millennium Dome - now the O2 - in London in July.
The pop singer will be joined by producer Timbaland - who has worked with Missy Elliot, Nelly Furtado and the Pussycat Dolls - on the tour. |
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| Actress Fox on drink-drive charge |
Kill Bill actress Vivica A Fox has been charged with drink driving after being arrested in Los Angeles on Tuesday.
Ms Fox, 42, was stopped in Hollywood after her car passed a patrol car at 80mph, police said.
If convicted, she faces a maximum of six months in prison and a $1,000 (£509) fine, city attorney spokesman Frank Mateljan said.
There was no comment from Ms Fox's office. She is due to appear in court on 17 May.
Ms Fox faces misdemeanour counts of driving under the influence of alcohol and driving with a blood-alcohol level above the legal limit.
Police said her blood-alcohol level was over the legal limit of 0.08%.
Ms Fox is currently starring in the TV drama Missing on the US cable network Lifetime and recently competed in talent show Dancing With The Stars.
The actress played assassin Vernita Green in Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill films.
She has also appeared in Independence Day, Ella Enchanted and Soul Food. |
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| Gibson in Apocalypto college row |
Mel Gibson was at the centre of uproar after a heated exchange at a screening of his controversial film Apocalypto.
The director was taking questions at a Los Angeles university when he swore at an academic who accused him of misrepresenting Mayan culture.
Assistant professor of central American studies Alicia Estrada was ejected from the event at California State University, Northridge.
But she has denied accusations that she was being disruptive.
"In no way was my question aggressive in the way that he responded to it," Ms Estrada told the Associated Press.
"These are questions that my peers, my colleagues, ask me every time I make a presentation. These are questions I pose to my students in the classroom."
Brutal scenes
Apocalypto depicts the decline of a Mayan kingdom and features brutal scenes of human sacrifice.
It was Gibson's first outing behind the camera since his 2004 religious epic, The Passion of the Christ, and earned three Oscar nominations.
Critics say the film depicts Mayans as savages.
His spokesman, Alan Nierob, said the professor was a "heckler" and was "rude and disruptive".
"It was a brief disruption to an otherwise interesting, stimulating event from our students' perspective," university spokesman John Chandler said, adding that Gibson had expressed regret that "things had gotten out of hand".
He said the interruption occurred 20 minutes into the event, when two audience members refused to give up the microphone after asking questions.
But Ms Estrada is demanding an apology, "not only to me, but to the Central American programme at CSUN, to the university and most importantly to the Mayan people and the Mayan community". |
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| Sir Elton set for New York party |
The veteran pop star, born Reg Dwight in Pinner, north London on 25 March 1947, will also extend his record for the most performances at the US venue.
It will be his 60th appearance there - eight more than the Grateful Dead's tally, a record passed in October 2001.
The show follows a private birthday party held in Manhattan. He has already held a similar bash in London.
One of Sir Elton's most memorable Madison Square Garden shows was in November 1974, when he was joined on stage by John Lennon in what turned out to be the former Beatle's last concert appearance before his death.
Sir Elton's career began in the early 1960s when he played piano in a pub near his home, and went on to form a band, Bluesology. Later, he failed auditions for bands including King Crimson and Gentle Giant, but was introduced to lyricist Bernie Taupin and changed his name to Elton John, after Bluesology saxophonist Elton Dean and musician Long John Baldry.
His first hit, Your Song, made the UK and US top 10 in 1971, and since then he has sold around 200 million albums.
Since the 1990s, he has been deeply involved in raising funds for his Aids charity, and his re-recorded version of Candle In The Wind, which he performed at the funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales, became the fastest-selling UK single of all time in 1997.
He recently announced he would make his back catalogue of more than 30 albums available for digital download.
Sir Elton's concert, due to begin at 2030 New York time (0130 BST on Monday) will be shown live on the internet by MSN, while it will be recorded for worldwide TV specials, including one airing on ITV1 on Thursday. |
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